Volunteer

Over the past few years, the popular family visitor attraction has
welcomed another growth on visitor figures for each season. To keep pace
with this staggering growth, Ribble Steam Railway is looking for more
volunteers to help with their café, shop and museum. They are calling
out for enthusiastic volunteers, of all ages, to bring their ideas,
experience and skills to make their attraction the best it can be.
People with the time, energy and the "know how” in catering, retail or
customer services, who can spare at least 2 days or 4 half days per
month.

"As we grow and expand, planning for our future, we have realised we
need new volunteers, with different skills in visitor services, to
develop an even more enjoyable visitor experience. People volunteer with
us for lots of different reasons to share their skills, or build new
ones, as a route to employment or to make new friends. Whatever your
reason, we look forward to meeting you.” Dave Watkins, Chairman Ribble Steam Railway

Volunteers are extremely important to create, and deliver the
inspiring "hands on” Ribble Steam experience. Shop volunteers are often
the first point of contact at the attraction, offering a warm, friendly
welcome. They keep customers happy, selling them their entrance tickets
for the museum and trains-rides, and adding that extra sparkle to the
shopping experience. Café Volunteers help organise and run the café,
keeping "rumbling tummies” at bay, preparing, presenting and serving
food to a high standard, while visitors take a break. Museum volunteers
meet, greet and guide visitors from the young to the elderly. Again with
a warm and friendly disposition they will enjoy sharing interesting,
engaging, and fun facts about the museum, people and its history, whilst
always showing care and consideration for people, museum and displays.
A
working museum, the Ribble Steam Railway volunteering teams create a
safe, enjoyable space for all to relax, learn and have fun. All
volunteering roles are suitable for young people, needing work
experience, or more mature people, who enjoy working with the general
public, and particularly with families.

If want to have an informal chat leave please call Ribble Steam
Railway on 01772 728800 and leave a message with your contact details
(Monday to Friday) or by email to
enquiries@ribblesteam.org.uk